![NIU President Lisa Freeman answers a question from Faculty Senate President Ben Creed on the current state of the university’s campus. The address consisted of a conversation between Freeman and Creed and a 10-minute question and answer session. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2-8_SOTUni-SR-03-1200x800.jpg)
Freeman touts accomplishments, students protest at State of the University address
By Devin Oommen, News Reporter
| February 9, 2024
![Altgeld Hall stands in the distance on a clear snowy day. Campus Dining Services and Building Services workers voiced their concerns during the public comment section of the Board of Trustees meeting on Dec. 7. (Northern Star File Photo)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/P1300006-1200x866.jpg)
AFSCME Local 963 voices concern for working conditions
By Rachel Cormier, News Reporter
| December 8, 2023
![NIU President Lisa Freeman and Executive Assistant Liz Wright pose with members of the NIU police force Thursday at the President’s Holiday Gathering in the Altgeld Hall Auditorium. The Holiday Gathering was open to staff and students to connect with each other. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/holidaygathering-1200x800.jpg)
President Freeman connects students, staff at holiday gathering
By Tamya Burch, Social Media Coordinator
| December 1, 2023
![Altgeld Hall, the meeting place for University Council, sits under a cloudy sky. Tim Paquette, director of Counseling and Consultation Services, and Kelly Olson, associate vice president for Student Development and dean of students, discussed the progress of the mental health early action act on campus update. (Northern Star File Photo)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/bc6fd5efd8e21509876e7898c8de167b-1200x799.jpg)
Peer counseling, technology updates for mental health
By Michael Mollsen, Written Managing Editor
| October 11, 2023
![Rows of lettuce, kale and other greens at Anderson Hall are grown as a part of the Edible Campus program. One of the goals of the sustainability plan is to incorporate these crops into part of the school’s dining plan. (Josephine Dunmore | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/garden-1200x540.jpg)
Campus sustainability proposes green initiatives for NIU
By Devin Oommen, News Reporter
| October 2, 2023
![Altgeld Hall sits under a cloudy sky. Enrollment is down for another fall semester. (Northern Star File Photo)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/bc6fd5efd8e21509876e7898c8de167b-1200x799.jpg)
University Council: Enrollment down, ‘painful’ budget changes
By Michael Mollsen, Written Managing Editor
| September 13, 2023
![Cars drive under the newly painted NIU underpass mural entering and leaving the NIU campus on Annie Glidden Road. The mural was a collaboration between NIU and the city of DeKalb funded from a grant to create more public art in DeKalb. (Rachel Cormier | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/img_0726-1200x900.jpg)
New NIU mural welcomes students to Huskie Nation
By Rachel Cormier, News Reporter
| August 31, 2023
![Students on Sunday sitting at the presidents picnic. The presidents picnic was an opportunity for students to meet NIU President Lisa Freeman while participating activities such as volleyball, kayaking and outdoor games. (Nyla Owens | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/img_7996_720.jpg)
Week of Welcome ends, classes begin
By Kaitlyn Lee-Gordon, News Reporter
| August 28, 2023
![(From left) Sen. Dick Durbin, Rep. Lauren Underwood and NIU President Lisa Freeman begin their tour of the clean room lab Wednesday on the second floor of the NIU College of Engineering and Engineering Technology. Underwood previously visited the lab on Jan. 20 after she secured a grant for NIU, one of the 15 projects selected for Community Projects Funding in May 2022. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Durbin-Underwood-CEET_Sean-1-900x600.jpg)
Members of Congress visit NIU, update microchip funding
By Rachel Cormier and Caleb Johnson
| April 5, 2023
![Illinois Representative Jeff Keicher (left), NIU President Lisa Freeman and Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker in conversation after a press conference Tuesday. During this press conference, Pritzker spoke on college funding and ensuring affordable education for Illinois students. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/GOV-JB-NIU_Sean-3-900x600.jpg)
Pritzker discusses college funding at NIU
By Joseph Howerton, Video Editor
| April 4, 2023
Discussion with SGA and NIU presidents
By Margaret White, Copy Editor
| February 27, 2023
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